The transition from higher education to the labour market is considered an important and uncertain life stage wherein young adults exchange an academic environment for an often-chaotic entry into the labour market. Specifically, for graduates with a lower socioeconomic status (SES), this transition involves several difficulties. Investigating…

This article reviews recent literature highlighting the challenges associated with the college-to-work transition and proposes a model for understanding the experience of workplace entry for new graduates. This model outlines three stages of development in the transition process, namely (a) anticipation, (b) adjustment, and (c) achievement, and…

The authors explore characteristics of the workplace and the home that make the transfer of skills between them a viable concept, and talk about one of the skills (negotiating) that is beneficial to career as well as to family life. (CT)

Occupational stressors of clergy are identified, such as ambiguity about role and function on the job as well as work load. Stress producers such as role conflict and responsibility, sex roles, communication difficulties, and working conditions are examined. (CT)